Gonzelez was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush in 2006. He subsequently failed to hold on to his job in 2008 when he was defeated along with two other Hispanic judges in an election that smacked of bias.

Julio Gonzalez Jr.

He lost another election last year for the circuit court.

Now he has a new job as general counsel of the Broward County Police Benevolent Association.

Gonzalez has a lot of experience with cops. He spent 17 years as an assistant district attorney with the Brooklyn DA’s office. Then he moved to Florida in 2000 to take a job with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

In addition to his job as a prosecutor, Gonzalez has been a private attorney. One of his former employers is notorious – the law firm of Scott Rothstein, the jailed fraudster. Gonzalez was never accused of wrongdoing.

“We look forward to working with Julio to serve our membership,” Jeff Marano, president of the Broward County PBA, said in a news release. “He has the expertise our members need. We’re excited about having him join the team.”

Rothstein’s firm didn’t know too much about labor law. He was a terrible lawyer who was too busy running his ponzi scheme in the back room to focus on any meaningful litigation. He only represented defendants, and had a knack for settling at the last minute on the eve of trial. I was fortunate enough to be working for a lawyer that sued Hooters when Rothstein represented them, and she flat-out scared the shit out of him.

Julio Gonzalez is an honorable and talented man who overcame many hardships along the way to success. He is a high quality human being. An outstanding lawyer Julio was an even better judge. I respect him personally and professionally and know that he will succeed at whatever he does.

O Angello. Once again putting your two cents in on something that has nothign to do with you. Nobody cares about what you think or how you feel. Also, watching the dates and times of all your posts which will be checked with BSO and Pembroke Pines for ethical violations and doubkle dipping!!!